Glendale police Officer Brad Jones was killed in the line of duty one year ago this week.

The community is invited to participate in a 2.5-mile walk Saturday put together by his family, city officials and the 100 Club of Arizona.

Registration will begin at 7 a.m. at Murphy Park, near 58th and Glendale avenues. Walkers will be transported to 75th and Glendale avenues, which is near where Jones was shot.

Walkers will follow the “Thin Blue Line” back to to Murphy Park, ending with a short prayer service.

The theme of the walk is: This is not where it ends ... it’s where it begins.

“We chose to begin our walk (where he was killed) so that walkers will see and be a part of Brad’s everlasting legacy,” Officer Jones’ widow, Cindy Jones, said in a written statement.

The walk costs $25 for adults and is free for children 12 years old and younger. The walk will benefit the 100 Club of Arizona and Joy Christian Schools.

The walk was only one of the memorials for Jones this week in Glendale.

Family, friends and police officers gathered at the city’s Public Safety Memorial on Monday morning to say a prayer and have a moment of silence.

A rose was given to his wife and teddy bears were given to Jones’ children.

Officers hosted a patrol vigil from Sunday through Monday night at the apartment complex, 7020 N. 75th Ave., where Jones was shot. A uniformed officer stood guard where Jones died.

Jones was shot and killed while assisting a probation officer who was making an arrest on Oct. 29, 2011.

Jones, who grew up in Peoria, lived in Surprise with his wife and two young children. The 26-year-old, who grew up wanting to be a police officer, had served four years with the Glendale Police Department.

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